Ink-well support.



J. J. VERWYS & H. NOPPE.

INK WELL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 0M. 12, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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JOHN J. VERWYS AND HENRY NOPPE, on GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.-

IN K-WELL SUPPORT.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 12, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912. Serial No. 654,220.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN J. VERWYS and HENRY NOPPE, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-Well Supports; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in ink well supports and more particularly to such devices for school desks and its object is to provide a simple and effective device easily placed in position or removed therefrom and with parts readily detached for purposes of cleaning or otherwise and to provide the same with various new and useful features as hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a device embodying our invention; Fig. 2 a vertical section of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 another vertical section of the same at right angles to Fig. 2 on line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a detail in vertical section of the hinge portion on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 a perspective detail of the lid; Fig. 6 the same of the ring; Fig. 7 the same of the tubular casing; and Fig. 8 the same of the glass vessel or ink well to contain the ink.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents a portion of the top of a school desk or other like structure in which the ink well is inserted for which purpose a circular opening is provided thereln.

2 is a ring adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the topthe inner margin of which extends inward within said opening and is turned downward and outward to engage the inwardly turned upper edge of a tubular casing 6 closely fitting within the said opening. This casing is provided with a vertical slot extending through one side for the purpose of making it expansible to adapt its edge to pass the inner edge of the ring and detachably interlock therewith. The upper edge of the casing is curved inward as at 7 and when assembled with the ring its inwardly curved edge interlocks with the outwardly curved inner edge of the ring and securely holds the ring and casing connected until the casing is again expanded which cannot occur when the casing is in the opening of the top and closely surrounded by the wall of the same. At intervals, por tions of the upper edge of the casing are partially severed vertically and turned inward as at 8 forming supporting lugs to engage a flange l0 projecting outward from the upper edge of the receptacle 9 to support the same within the casing and spaced apart therefrom. To close the opening in the ring we provide a hinged cover 4 to fit the same and having one side provided with a tubular portion 4 in which is a pivot pin 5. To receive this pivot pin recesses 3 are struck up in the ring and the margin of the opening is in a right line between these two recesses close to which margin the tubular portion 4 of the cover rotates about the axis of the pin. The pin 5 is engaged by the upper edge of the casing 6 and thus held in the sockets 3, as shown in Fig. 4. The device can thus be assembled and inserted in the opening in the top 1 and cannot be separated until removed therefrom except that the ink well may be lifted out as occasion may require. If preferred the metal parts may be fixed in place by small nails or tacks inserted in openings in the casing and driven into the top 1 as illustrated in Fig. 3.

It will be noted that the metal parts are securely attached to each other when in place in the opening of the top and when removed from the opening are easily separable for cleaning, repairs or other purposes so also that they are very easily and readily manufactured from sheet metal by means of suitable dies and require no screws, rivets or other fastenings to retain the parts assembled when in use.

What we claim is 1. An ink well support, comprising a ring having its inner margin turned downward and outward a casing having its upper edge turned inward and adapted to expand to pass over the said margin and interlock therewith and means forsupporting an ink well within the casing.

2. An ink well support, comprising a ring having its inner margin turned downward and outward, a tubular casing having a vertical slot extending throughout one side to permit expansion and contraction of said casing and also having its upper edge turned inward to surround and detachably interlock with the said margin and means for supporting an ink well within the casing.

3. An ink well support, comprising a ring having its inner margin turned downward and outward, a cover to close the opening in the ring, a pivot pin attached to one side of the cover, recesses struck up in the ring to receive the ends of the pin, an expansible tubular casing having its upper edge turned inward to surround and interlock with the margin of the ring and also engaging the pin to retain the same in the recesses and 7 means for supporting an ink well within the casing.

4. An ink well support, comprising a ring having recesses struck up therein, the margin of the opening of the ring extending in a right line between the recesses, a cover to close the said opening having a tubular portion at one side to turn close to the right line margin of the ring, a pin in said tubular portion and projecting therefrom to enter the recesses, a tubular casing below the ring and secured thereto engaging the pin to hold the same in the recesses and means for supporting an ink well within the casing.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN J. VERWYS. HENRY NOPPE.

Witnesses:

PALMER A. JONES, LUTHER V. MOULTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing" the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

